Times of Sports(TOS) listed the players released and retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2021 Auction. The heat for IPL 2021 begins a couple of months before its starting date. All the franchises will lookout to strengthen their team by roping new young talented players.
As the COVID19 pandemic not yet settled BCCI seeks all the possible way to host the IPL 2021 in India. Due to the quarantine protocols, for the 2021 IPL Season, it’s expected that the venues are going to be restricted between 2 to 3 stadiums.
BCCI hosts the IPL 2020 in UAE behind the closed door. Players are also allowed to practise inside the bio-secure bubble in order to avoid the spread of coronavirus.
It’s already IPL 2021 but when you Look back at IPL 2020, CSK is the team which was affected by the biosecure protocols. Some players of the CSK teams has been isolated from the teammates owing to the COVID19 infection.
In addition to this Suresh Raina’s unexpected departure from UAE added pressure over the team’s playing order. With an unbalanced team, CSK starts the tournament in its worst form. Finally, CSK holds a place above the last position in the IPL Points Table.
For the first time in IPL history, CSK failed to enter the IPL playoff and created an unwanted record. With a strong batting line up, Mumbai Indians lifts the trophy for the 5th time by beating Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020.
With the last date on January 20, 2021, all 8 franchises announced their list of retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2021 auction.
IPL 2021 Players List:
Check the IPL 2021 players list segment-wise as bowlers, wicket-keepers, all-rounders, and batsman from both India and Overseas.
| Role | Number of Players |
| Fast Bowler | 72 |
| Spinners | 28 |
| Batsman | 40 |
| All Rounders | 128 |
| Wicket Keepers | 24 |
| Total No. Of Players | 292 |
IPL 2021 Trade Updates:
The last date for IPL 2021 trade window set as February 4, 2021. The trading of IPL 2021 was slow, as only RCB and CSK had strengthened their squad through the trade window. They have received players from DC and RR respectively.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
- RCB included players via the IPL 2021 trade window. They got a couple of all-rounders from Delhi Capitals (DC) in Daniel Sams (Australia) and Harshal Patel (India). Harshal Patel has already played for RCB till 2017.
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Chennai Super Kings
- CSK received wicket-keeper batsman Robin Uthappa from Rajasthan royals through IPL trade window 2021. CSK is Robin Uthappa’s Sixth IPL franchise. It was evident that RR couldn’t fit in Uthappa in their batting line-up last season. It’s also surprising to see how CSK will utilise Robbie in 14th edition of IPL.
Players released by the franchise in IPL 2021
Chennai Super Kings
Purse Value
CSK now has access to Rs 22.9 Cr in their auction purse.
Players retained
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, and R Sai Kishore.
Players Released
The players released by CSK in IPL 2021 are as follows:
Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Monu Singh, and Shane Watson(retired).
Piyush Chawla who costs Rs 6.75 crore, and opener Murali Vijay comes with a salary of Rs 2 crore were released by the franchise.
The right arm off breaker Harbhajan Singh in his Twitter page made it official. Harbhajan had joined Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2018 season for Rs 2 crore and spent three seasons with the franchise.
As my contract comes to an end with @ChennaiIPL, playing for this team was a great experience..beautiful memories made &some great friends which I will remember fondly for years to come..Thank you @ChennaiIPL, management, staff and fans for a wonderful 2years.. All the best..🙏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 20, 2021
Chennai Super Kings(CSK) Current Squad for IPL 2021
Delhi Capitals
Purse Value
Delhi Capitals(DC) now has access to Rs 12.8 Cr in their auction purse.
Players retained
Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer
Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Avesh Khan, and Pravin Dubey.
Players Released
Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamichhane, Alex Carey, and Jason Roy.
Kings XI Punjab
Purse Value
Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) now has access to Rs 53.2 Cr in their auction purse.
Players retained
KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Prabhsimran Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Harpreet Brar, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Ishan Porel, Murugan Ashwin, and Darshan Nalkande.
Players Released
Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, K Gowtham, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Jimmy Neesham & Karun Nair, Hardus Viljoen.
Kings XI Punjab Current Squad for IPL 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders
Purse Value
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) now has access to Rs 10.85 Cr in their auction purse
Players retained
Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Ali Khan, and Tim Seifert.
Players Released
Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Chris Green, Tom Banton, and Harry Gurney.
KKR Current Squad for IPL 2021
Mumbai Indians
Purse Value
Mumbai Indians(MI) now has access to Rs 15.35 Cr in their auction purse
Players retained
Rohit Sharma, Keiron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan, Ankul Roy, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary, Jayant Yadav, and Anmolpreet Singh.
Players Released
Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell McClenaghan, Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh.
Mumbai Indians Current Squad for IPL 2021
Rajasthan Royals
Purse Value
Rajasthan Royals(RR) now has access to Rs 34.85 Cr in their auction purse
Players retained
Sanju Samson, Manan Vohra, David Miller, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Robin Uthappa, Anuj Rawat, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Karik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, and Andrew Tye.
Players Released
The prolific Australian bat Steve Smith commands a salary of Rs 12.5 crore but could not lift his side from the bottom half of the points table last season. In 14 games last season, Smith scored 311 runs with three fifties and a top score of 69 with a strike-rate of 131.22 but has been largely uninspirational as a skipper since he replaced Ajinkya Rahane.
Rajasthan Royals Current Squad for IPL 2021
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Purse Value
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) now has access to Rs 35.7 Cr in their auction purse
Players retained
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Josh Philippe, Kane Richardson, and Pavan Deshpande.
Players Released
Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Pavan Negi, Parthiv Patel (retired), Dale Steyn (unavailable), Isuru Udana, and Umesh Yadav.
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) Current Squad for IPL 2021
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Purse Value
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) now has access to Rs 10.75 Cr in their auction purse
Players retained
David Warner, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddharth Kaul, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Players Released
Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Sanjay Yadav, B Sandeep, and Y Prithvi Raj.
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Current Squad for IPL 2021
Remaining Overseas Players Slot:
Each IPL teams have at least one overseas player’s vacancy ahead of going to IPL 2021 Auction.
- RCB – 11 (3).
- KXIP – 9 (5).
- DC – 8 (3).
- RR – 8 (3).
- MI – 7 (4).
- CSK – 7 (1).
- KKR – 7 (1).
- SRH – 3 (1).
IPL 2021 Auction Date and Venue
The 14th edition of the IPL Auction is set to stage in Chennai on February 18, 2021. It’s the next day after India completed their 2nd test against England in Chennai.
Will BCCI hosts IPL 2021 in India?
BCCI will look forward to host IPL 2021 in India rather than in UAE. It’s expected to be in a limited number of stadiums due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Will BCCI include new team in IPL 2021?
No, not for IPL 2021. BCCI plans to include an additional team in the IPL 2022. Details of the team has not yet revealed.
IPL 2021 team Lists
IPL 2021 will be played between the same 8 teams as of IPL 2020. The teams are Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad.
IPL 2021 Schedule
Soon after the IPL 2021 Auction, BCCI will release the schedule and venues for the IPL 2021.
According to some media reports, the 14th edition of the IPL is slated to be held in its original April-May window, but the venue and dates for IPL 2021 are yet to be announced by BCCI.
Who won the IPL 2021?
The winner of the IPL 2021 will be announced once the final match concluded post the league round and playoffs of the tournament.
Who is the most expensive Indian player in IPL 2020 Auction?
The most expensive Indian player to be auctioned for IPL 2020 was Piyush Chawla. He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings from Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 6.75 Crore.
Will Dhoni play in IPL 2021?
After the CSK’s failure in IPL 2021 fans starts to raise the question regarding Dhoni’s IPL carrier in Yellow jersey. Putting an end to the rumours Dhoni himself revealed that he will continue to play IPL 2021 for CSK.
During a league match toss in IPL 2020, Dhoni answered as “Definitely Not” for the question of IPL retirement.
Will Dhoni Captain CSK in IPL 2021?
Yes, CSK would not change their all-time favourite skipper Dhoni on considering a single IPL failure in the history of 13 years long captaincy.
Will Suresh Raina play for CSK in IPL 2021?
Earlier one of the CSK officials confirmed that Raina’s inclusion in IPL 2021. Later Suresh Raina’s name has been included in the list of players retained by CSK for the IPL 2021.
How a new Player can register for IPL Auction?
As far as U19 players are concerned, they are also allowed to register for the auction but only if they are part of any state association and have played at least one game in either first-class cricket or in List A.
The Indian players who don’t have an IPL contract and wish to be a part of the IPL 2021 auction will need to fill the player auction agreement and has to submit it online to the concerned department.
